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Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
Heart Failure In CHF ... CHF also causes ... therapy in chronic CHF ... #Pharmacology #CHF ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Preload
Frank-Starling Curve in Congestive Heart Failure

Goal in HF mgmt is to reduce preload (EDV) to reach
Failure Goal in HF ... mgmt is to reduce preload ... FrankStarling #Curve #CHF
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
to not reduce preload ... - May mimic HF ... Cardiology #HFpEF #dCHF
VA ECMO Unloading - LV Venting
Different LV Venting Strategies work through these basic mechanisms: ↓ Preload,
mechanisms: ↓ Preload ... Septostomy: ↓ Preload ... • IMPELLA: ↓ Preload
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Manifestations Causes ... increasing cardiac preload ... • Increased preload ... triggers Right HF ... output congestive HF
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
Association, which is classes ... STAGES of CHF (A ... Stage D CHF is frequently ... flare ups that cause ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #CHF
Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Heart Failure - Causes ... Cardiomyopathy HFrEF Causes ... • Other HFpEF Causes ... #HeartFailure #Causes ... #HFrEF #HFpEF #CHF
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
In CHF, decreases ... Indications: • CHF ... patients (ie., CHF ... tolerate decreased preload
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Cardiovascular Causes ... Tamponade Pulmonary Causes ... • Alveoli: - CHF ... Pneumothorax Other Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
HeartFailure #Management #CHF ... treatment #algorithm #sCHF